New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-04
MURDERED IN THEIR HOME.
HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD FOR MANY DAYS.


HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD FOR MANY DAYS.
ROBBERY THE PROBABLE MoTIvE-HoRRIBLE WORK
OF A HUNGRY DOG AND CAT.
The village of Bresau, L. l., was shocked yesterday
by the discovery of q terrible double murder, the
details of which are particularly distressing. The
village, which is chiefly inhabited by thrifty Germans.
who colonized the place some years ago. is situated
about half way between the better known villages OF
Babylon and Amityvie, and is q station Of the Long
Island Railroad.
About one mile north of the station, on what is
known as the Wildwood road leading to Melville and
thence the island to Huntington, stands two
story and half frame dwelling owned by Philip
Schedweiler, who purchased it about four years ago
when he came from Germanla Penn This house is
the scene OF the tragedy Scheidweler was tinsmith
by trade and, though seventy-eght years DID,
customed to work regularly in little shop attached
to the house. Two years ago the old man, who had
been mare twice before and was the father OF nine
children took his third wife Christina, the twenty
wear daughter of Jacob Oberst, weiltodO tailor
living in the neighborhood. 1t is stated bv their
neghbors that the couple had lived happily and both
had the good will of all who knew them.
About 10 a. m yesterday Mr. Scheidweler and his
wife were found dead in their house under circum-
stances which point strongly to the theory that ooth
crime. 1t has been the custom OF daughter OF Mr..
Scheidweiler who is the wife OF Arthur Parthe, we'll
ode resident
and stepmother every Sunday afternoon, and on Sun
day she and her husband called at the bouse as usual
but to their surprise no response came to their
knocks. Thinking that Mr. and Mrs Scheidweiier
had perhaps gone on visit the Parthes returned
homo and did not again visit the place until yester
day. Mr. Parthe, at his we's request drove out
there He went to the little shop where the tnsmith
was generally to be found but could see nothing OF
him. He knocked at the front door, but no one an.
B tG aso the @ wine
dows The only window unfastened was one at the
rear in the kitchen, to reach which he had to climb
waterbutt. He raised the "indow ard was about
TO enter the apartment when he Mortified to
the body his tatner n-law lying on the floor sur
rounded by cotted blood.
the village and notified Justice Oeinger The Justice
gathered together several villagers. including William
Walters Jacob Schneider, Constable Phnger and
Postmaster Dagner. whom he asked to accompany
him the house On arriving there the Justice ana
constable forced an entrance by breaking open the
front door They hurried to the kitchen and there.
living on it's side doubled up with the knees almost
touching the chin the head battered and cut they saw
the old mans body. further search led to the dis
coyery H the body of the young wife lying at the bot
tom OF the cellar stairs the head bearing evidence OF
having been repeatedly struck with some blunt instr
meut Justice Oefnger would not permit anyone to
touch the bodies disturb anything on the premises
So that it was impossible to ascertain precisely the
extent of the wounds upon the bodies. ,
Sufficient seem however, to shoT that the old
man had been dubbed on the head or struck re-
peatedy with some blunt instrument, and deep cut
over the LETT eye intensified the horrible picture Mrs.
Sched Weers position led to the conclusion tnat htr
neck had been broken by the fall from the top OF the
stairs and that she had been thrown down by the
nnrderers before after the killing OF her husband
The kitchen bore evidences of terrible struggle the
floor walls and furniture being spattered with blood
An overturned chair lay the old mans body, ana
butchers knife, the blade ot which IL twelve inches
long and covered with blood, was found lying under
the table Both bodies were CecOmposing ana had
apparently been dead five or six days. most hor-
rfe feature the affair that the nose ana part
OF the flesh OF tho old mans face were missing and
the actions the halt tarved looking dog and cat
which found in the house confirmed the Suspicion
that they had been sul~ftlng on the missing nesh.
/ The unoeaued supper table, partly hlied cooking
utensils the kitchen range and meats IN readiness
for eating gave cew the hour at which the crime
! had been Committed The prepared meal was evil
| dently tor supper and the dead mans children say
that the supper hour of the Scheidwoer's was from
! five 10 halt-past Tho tnsmith was seen around hls
house Saturday afternoon; SO the murder was COM
mittcd about j30 p. IN. on that day. .. A..
A motive for the tragedy aud confirmation OF the
theory of robbery found In an empty pocket book
which was lying the uniastened window; i ne
murdered generally kept several hundred dollars
| in the house, and those who were best acquainted
with his affairs say that most OF the money was car
ried in the old pocketb0ok IL Is also DeneVcd that
the old mans store OF wealth had recently been IN
creased by the saie OF sOhc property III "eAA"ii"'
The Justice. after his examination OF the house:
fastened it up and placed Constable ringer ; auu
another man in charge. with Instructions TO permit
no one to enter the building touch anything on the
premises until. the arrival OF the coroner Dr. Wood
ard of Huntington, twenty-five miles away, is c0ro
| ner TOR the district He arrived at Breslau ut
o'clock Inst evening Owing to the latencss OF his
arrival and the darkness OF the night which pre-
/ vented any thorough examination, Coroner " Noodard
did 90 any further with the investigation tnan
empanclling Jury and short view OF the scene, the
inquest beng adjourned until noon to-day; .,
'fhe village was terribly excited over the tragedy,
the populace being almost too much overcome 10y IL 10
! give coherent replies to inquiries concerning it,.
| No one seems to doubt that double murder mas
bcen committed vet some drop hints OF q theory at
variance with such expressions. y Mr. Livingstone
editor OF FOCAL paper, who PROCESSES 10 KNOW lnucn
OF tho family. stated that Ii might he case OF murder
and suicide. growing out OF diierehccs oot"ce ,ic
ill -matched-so far as ageiwas conernedIcouI,e pu'
nothing thus far seen tends TO confirm sen lh
farmer named Merrill, who lives about tlFee hi'es
north OF the scene OF the murder ON the same roau
states that somewhere between midnight ON saturday
and a. m on Sunday he was awakened by the NOISE
ot n wagon rattlug rapidy over the frozen road i'll
Iront Of bis house He got and looked out OF the
iron: door and wagon with two men III u.
directly in front OF hlm The horse attached 10 lho
wnpon appcared to have fallen and the men wero Try
ing TO make get up. AS SOON as they saw Merritt enc
two men jumped from the wagon ana ran on nc
saws that although twas dark he Recognized tue men
ma resients of Melville village short distance be-
yond his place, who do not have the most envmpie
POPULATIONS lie declined to GIVE manS cfecp the
estent by crcumstances alleged to have occurred
and which were told t to tns & isPosaT say That the
men whom Merrill says he recognized, were in Bres-
iau ON saturday but had little it any. money On sun,
day and Monday they were in the village again "h"
spent money freely In several barrooms'
The scene of the murder appears to be pecuatly III
vitinc for such crime A quarter of mile from any
other habitaton. surrounded by rnattraetlve seruo
oaks and heavy moor brush almost as iSoia.c1 I,o
civilization in some parts OF the western otaeI
the little ho.se stands alone without fence TO marx
the boundares of the three lots upon which II ID puit
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